• Two women defense workers, and the Red Oak Victory Ship in Richmond, California. Design: Luther Bailey

    Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front

    National Historical Park California

United We Can Win!

Explore and honor the efforts and sacrifices of American civilians on the World War II home front.  Find out how they lived, worked and got along. Many faces, many stories, many truths weave a complex tapestry of myths and realities from this time of opportunity and loss.

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    Please join us on Facebook to keep up to date with events and interesting articles. You can log in and "Like" us at the Rosie Facebook link below.

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  • Kaiser Shipyard, Richmond California WWII work crew (Photo courtesy of the Clem family)

    Submit a WWII Home Front Story

    It's very easy to submit a World War II Civilian Home Front story for yourself or someone else. The biography form will take just five minutes.

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  • Trading Cards!

    Trading Cards!

    Kids! Learn more about Rosie the Riveter WWII/Home Front and other civil rights stories by collecting trading cards.

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  • Blossoms and Thorns Movie Poster

    Blossoms and Thorns Movie Thursdays

    A Powerful New Documentary Film By Ken Kokka, About the WWII Experiences of Japanese Americans Flower Growers in Richmond.

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  • Red Oak Victory Ship. Photo: Luther Bailey

    Museum on Water

    Tour the last remaining Victory Ship made in the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards. For the latest visitor information, please check their website.

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